Femmine di lusso explained

Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.

It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and Travelling in Luxury.

It was released in the US in 1965 as Love, the Italian Way.^[1]

Premise

The screenplay concerns a group of passengers travelling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoying various adventures and becoming romantically involved with each other.^[2]

Cast

• Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Lemeni
• Elke Sommer - Greta
• Walter Chiari - Walter
• Sylva Koscina - Luciana
• Gino Cervi - Ugo's father
• Caprice Chantal - Elena Le Garde
• Mario Scaccia - Edmondo, the butler
• Belinda Lee - Adriana Bessan

Production

In June 1960 it was reported the producer offered Maria Callas a role.^[3] Belinda Lee has a cameo.^[4]

External links

• • Film page at BFI
• Love the Italian Way at TCMDB
• Love the Italian Way at Film Affinity
• Page on the film at Elke Sommer Fan Site
• Film page at Letterbox DVD

Notes and References

1. Classified Ad 4 -- No TitleThe Washington Post and Times-Herald 14 May 1965: B15.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090205195658/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/206103 BFI.org
3. Maria Callas Gets Offer of Film Role Chicago Daily Tribune 8 June 1960: b2.
4. Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee. September 7, 2020.